Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Hi there old friends and new! I'm excited that it's my turn on the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Blog Hop. Did you know that I have a block in each issue of the Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks magazine? Very exciting to me as the competition gets stiffer each edition!

My block, #1199, is Hollyhocks. I've always loved the old fashioned flowers, and have had mixed luck with them in the garden but in the sewing room I can always have good luck. This would be the perfect time to bust out your stash and go hog wild with single color blooms...

Or mix it up with multicolor flowers on your stem. It might not happen in nature but you are you own gardener indoors at your sewing machine.

Make one long plant for a table runner, or combine more blocks for a quilted garden of Hollyhocks. I have staggered the blocks in this photoshopped version of a Hollyhocks quilt.

Photoshop sewing is fun! But not as fun as getting out real fabric and stitching it up. This quilt would just take 12 blocks! Mix up your greens for some leaves! You can go scrap wild!

Ok, now be sure and hop right on over to the Quilty Pleasures blog to see who else is showing off their blocks today. And watch for my buddy Greg on Wednesday, his beautiful East Side Rose block is totally gorgeous in Pam Kitty Garden fabric!

Want to win a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 12? Leave a comment here and I'll pick a winner next week! Quiltmaker will send you a copy so you can make your own Hollyhocks block and 99 other great blocks! There are lots of chances to win, leave comments on all the blog stops along the way!

Ok, have fun people! It can be spring in your sewing room all year round if you want! xo

146 Comments:

What a wonderful block. It has a touch of being a vintage block, yet modern. I love the way you show it with the soft print as the background. I tend to use solids as background. Thank you for challenging me to get out and try something different.Susan

We love your block, PKM. Thanks so much for being with us on the blog tour and for faithfully submitting a design for each issue. It's always fun to see what you come up with--ever fresh. Have a great week!

Hi PamSo wonderful to meet you and congrats on all your block publications.I too love the Hollyhock and have it growing around my flag post. Would love to create a Hollyhock runner for my sewing space. Thank you for sharing

Sew love this. Hollyhocks are my favorite front yard flower. Mine get these bugs all the time and Dave threatens to kill them for good. But the wind takes seeds all over the yard and by July I have Hollyhocks with bitten leaves. It doesn't bother me. I just am glad for them. This is a winner block!!!!

I love Hollyhocks except for removing stalks at the end of the season...they make me itch! I've been very lucky and found a spot that they love...they keep spreading out and blooming year after year. Thrilled to get this pattern!